23 May 2017 – SARS busts 13.2 kg of rhino horn, worth R1,7 million
Pretoria, Tuesday 23 May 2017 – SARS Customs intercepted a consignment of rhino horn worth R1,7 Million at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday. The bust follows on the heels of 7kg of rhino horn intercepted last Thursday. The discovery was made when Customs officials subjected a box for scanning and detected images consistent with rhino […]
25 May 2017 – SARS did not comment on president Zuma’s tax matters
Pretoria, Thursday 25 May 2017 – SARS has noted the News24 article, SARS investigating Nkandla fringe benefit tax, published on 24 May 2017. SARS wishes to reiterate that SARS is prohibited by Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act (TAA), 2011 to discuss or divulge information on individual taxpayers’ tax affairs. This right to confidentiality applies […]
2 June 2017 – Annual Employer Reconciliations for 2016-17
Pretoria, 2 June 2017 – As at 31 May 2017 which was the closure of the Annual Employer Reconciliation Declaration submissions for the period 1 March 2016 to 28 February 2017, SARS received 248 639 employer reconciliation submissions which accounted for 16 127 446 IRP 5 certificates being submitted. The submissions of employer reconciliation declarations are […]
6 June 2017 – SARS does not share taxpayer information
Pretoria, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 – SARS has noted the City Press article, Moyane okays R70m payment to Gupta’s, published on 4 June 2017. SARS would like to place on record that assessments and refunds are dealt with through a risk engine that utilises tightly governed rules and processes, to ensure impartiality in SARS dealings with taxpayers. […]
12 June 2017 – SARS intercepts 24.96kg of rhino horns worth R4.99-million
Monday 12 June 2017 – SARS Customs officials intercepted two bags with 10 rhino horns weighing 24.96kg estimated at R4.99-million at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday. The discovery was made when Customs officials followed up on a suspicious bag which led to a second bag that was offloaded from the cargo hold of the plane bound […]
SARS intercepts 24.96kg of rhino horns worth R4.99-million
Media Release – SARS Collects R1.564 trillion
In its 25th anniversary year, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is pleased to announce the 2022 preliminary tax revenue collection outcome after the second year of national COVID-19 lockdown regulations.
Trade Statistics for February 2022
The R10.60 billion preliminary trade balance surplus for February 2022 is attributable to exports of R141.15 billion and imports of R130.55 billion. Exports increased by R10.51 billion (8.0%) between January and February 2022 and imports increased by R3.98 billion (3.1%) over the same period.
Preliminary SARS revenue collection outcome for 2021/2022
The SARS Commissioner Mr Edward Kieswetter will announce the preliminary revenue collection outcome for 2021/2022 on Friday 1 April 2022 at 14:00.
Launch of SARS multilingual tax terminology publication
The Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) Mr Edward Kieswetter has committed the organisation to promoting the use of historically marginalised official languages in the tax and customs environment.
